Strawberry Shortcake - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    3 pt. box fresh strawberries
    1/4 c. sugar or honey
    2 tsp. orange juice
    2 c. sifted flour
    4 Tbsp. sugar
    4 tsp. baking powder
    1/2 tsp. salt
    1/4 c. butter
    1/4 c. solid shortening
    1/2 c. sour cream
    2 c. whipping cream
    4 Tbsp. sugar
    grated rind from 1 orange
Preparation
    Combine sliced berries, sugar or honey and orange juice. Let stand
    at room temperature for 1 hour.
    Sift all dry ingredients together
    into
    a
    medium
    bowl.
    Add orange rind.
    Add butter and
    shortening
    and work them into flour mixture thoroughly. Lightly
    mix
    in
    sour
    cream with fork to form a soft dough. Roll
    dough
    out
    onto
    lightly floured board, 3/4-inch thick. Cut
    into
    4-inches,
    4
    circles.
    Place
    on
    ungreased baking sheet,
    bake
    at
    400\u00b0 about 20 minutes or until golden. While still
    warm, use fork and split cakes in half, place each on dessert
    plate,
    top with drained berries and second half of cake. Top
    with
    additional berries.
    Pour juice on top, decorate with whipped cream and berries.

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